Nocardia infection following phacoemulsification.

Gokhale, Nikhil S; Garg, Prashant; Rodrigues, Camila; Haldipurkar, Suhas

Gokhale, Nikhil S; Garg, Prashant; Rodrigues, Camila; Haldipurkar, Suhas.

Indian J Ophthalmol ; 2007 Jan-Feb; 55(1): 59-61

Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-70187

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ABSTRACT

Infection of a self-sealing tunnel incision is a rare but vision-threatening complication of cataract surgery. We describe two cases of side port infection following an uneventful phacoemulsification. Nocardia was isolated in one case. Both the cases were worsening on medical treatment and were successfully treated by therapeutic keratoplasty.

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Aged; Anti-Infective Agents/therapeutic use; Cataract Extraction/adverse effects; Corneal Transplantation; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Nocardia Infections/drug therapy; Phacoemulsification/adverse effects; Retreatment

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Full text: Available Index: IMSEAR (South-East Asia) Main subject: Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Cataract Extraction / Corneal Transplantation / Phacoemulsification / Retreatment / Anti-Infective Agents / Middle Aged Language: English Journal: Indian J Ophthalmol Year: 2007 Type: Article

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